Blood Pressure/Heart

Lopid is used for treating high blood cholesterol and triglycerides. It lowers the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. Lopid also helps to prevent pancreatitis in patients with very high blood levels of triglycerides.

Lozol is a diuretic (water pill) that is primarily used for the treatment of high blood pressure. It is also effective for the treatment of salt and fluid retention associated with congestive heart failure.

Cardura is used for treating high blood pressure and benign prostatic hyperplasia as well as urinary outflow obstruction. It relieves symptoms such as a weak stream, dribbling, frequent urination, and burning during urination.

Coversyl is used in the treatment of high blood pressure and in the treatment of symptomatic heart disease or failure. It can be taken alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics that help rid the body of excess water. Coversyl also improves the flow of blood through the circulatory system.

Lanoxin is widely used in the treatment of various heart conditions, namely atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and congestive heart failure that cannot be controlled by other medication. It works directly on the heart muscle and improves heart failure symptoms.

Altace is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and heart failure as well as to improve survival after a heart attack. Altace also reduces the chances of heart attack, stroke, and heart-related death in people 55 years or older who are in danger of such an event.

Avapro is used for the treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension). It is also used to delay the progression of kidney disease in patients with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and microalbuminuria or proteinuria.

Tricor tablets can help lower blood fats (called triglycerides) and cholesterol for people who are at risk of getting inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) or cardiovascular disease from having very high amounts of fats in their blood.

Prinivil is used for treating high blood pressure alone or with other medicines. It is used along with other medicines to manage heart failure or improve survival after a heart attack and also in preventing renal and retinal complications of diabetes.

Cozaar is used to treat high blood pressure. It also reduces the progression of diabetic nephropathy. It is effective when used on its own or with other high blood pressure medication such as diuretics.

Plavix is the only antiplatelet medication approved by FDA to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, or vascular death in patients with established peripheral arterial disease. Plavix is also effective in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome.

Norvasc is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used in the treatment of high blood pressure and angina (chest pain). It relaxes artery muscles and dilates arteries, thus lowering blood pressure and increasing blood flow to the heart muscle.

Hydrochlorothiazide, sometimes abbreviated HCT, HCTZ, or HZT is a popular diuretic drug that acts by inhibiting the kidney's ability to retain water. It is effective in the treatment of high blood pressure and excessive fluid accumulation and swelling (edema) of the body.

Toprol-XL is a selective beta receptor blocker effective for the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris (chest pain) associated with coronary heart disease, irregular heartbeats (tachycardia), heart failure, and some neurologic conditions. It is also used for the prevention of migraine headache.

Atenolol is used to treat cardiovascular diseases and conditions such as high blood pressure (hypertension), coronary heart disease, arrhythmias, angina (chest pain) and to treat and reduce the risk of heart complications following myocardial infarction (heart attack).

Lipitor is used with a proper diet to reduce the amount of cholesterol and certain fatty substances in the blood. Lowering blood levels of cholesterol and fats may help to prevent heart disease, angina, strokes, and heart attacks.

Lasix is a loop diuretic. It helps the body to get rid of excessive water and is used in the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis of the liver, and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome. It is also effective in the treatment of high blood pressure alone or in combination with other medicines.